The doctor talked with Mr. and
Mrs. Dalmay and Benny and told them that, based on Benny's behaviour over
the past weeks and months and his hereditary genes, he felt that
Benny did indeed have Bipolar Disorder. He explained that it often
didn't look the same in children as it did in adults, but that the main
features were still there ... the low mood of depression and the
hyperactive racing mind of mania. The doctor told them he was going
to give Benny some medicine that would make him feel better and that he
would be taking this medicine, Lithium, or one like it for the rest of his
life. Within a few days of beginning the medication Benny started to
feel much better, and soon he was able to go home. He admitted that
being in the hospital was really not too bad.